We’ve likely all heard about (and felt) imposter syndrome. These are the times we compare ourselves to others and feel inadequate. The formal definition is “the persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a...
Discovering the jobs that are right for us is a career endeavor. We start in entry level positions. Move laterally in different types of roles. Promotions happen. Along the way, our responsibilities change. Each role brings things we enjoy doing and things we wish we...
One of my favorite childhood pastimes - logic puzzles! Sometimes it’s hard to look at our life and understand approaches, passions, and tendencies. Instead of focusing on the here and now, another technique is to look back at our childhood. Our first 20 years are...
Our resume. Our LinkedIn profile. These are the gateways to highlighting our skills and experiences. However, what about the talents that don't neatly fit into bullet points or job titles? These hidden gems can significantly enhance our professional profile. Set...
You may have heard of the book The Good Enough Job. Written by Simone Stolozoff the book pushes us to consider embracing a job that we find fulfilling and that fits into the rest of the life we want to lead. Sometimes this might mean moving down the ladder in our...
A couple days ago, we covered “What Just Happened?”. The immediate feeling we get after losing a job. We covered how that moment is the start of a lifequake. Creeping up right behind the start of the lifequake is “Where Did My Identity Go?”. When working for a...
Losing a job is much more than just losing a source of income. We lose our routine. Our daily interactions with co-workers. A piece of our identity. Just like other significant losses, we can go on the emotional journey of grief. Understanding the stages can help...
On a recent episode of Edit Your Life podcast, Christine Koh interviews Kate Fogarty about reimagining midlife. They talk about midlife shifts like children moving out, caring for aging parents, physical changes, menopause, ageism, careers, and more. One point she...
Another area of self-awareness that is valuable to explore is character traits. For this assessment, we look to the Via Character Traits. This assessment was developed in the early 2000s to help individuals focus on their character strengths. What You Will Learn...
Yesterday, I had a coaching session and my coach introduced me to a quote. “Pain pushes until vision pulls.” – Michael Beckwith We can take this quote as a physical pain or a pain from the loss of someone close to us. However, we can also apply this to the pain...
My recent research has led me to two statistics that I found difficult to reconcile. Stress and boredom. Multiple reports and studies have been citing the rise in knowledge worker stress. Current levels marked by the StressPulse report indicates that 59% of workers...
We all have prices we charge. Our salary. A product we sell. A service we offer. Often, conversations about pricing are challenging. We question if we are charging too much…. or too little….and often go in with uncertainty. Cathy Heller shifted this perspective on...
There are some who believe that the Enneagram was first used in ancient Egypt. However, the assessment used today is based on the work of Oscar Ichazo in the 1950s and Claudio Naranjo in the 1970s when it became more popular in the United States. What You Will Learn...
The feeling of overwhelm can be triggered by so many things in all parts of our lives. Home chores that are piling up. So many meetings at work there isn’t time to get the work done. A project that is full of roadblocks and challenges. Concern for our planet and...
I heard an episode of the Daily Boost podcast titled “Understanding the 4 Kinds of Clarity”. This 12-minute episode introduced four types of clarity: Clarity of Purpose – What is your purpose? Why are you doing what you are doing? Clarity of Task – What tasks fulfill...
The original DISC model was proposed by William Moulton Marston. He wrote a book titled Emotions of Normal People that established his behavior theories. Since that time, many have built on his concepts and expanded the assessment. What You Will Learn The DISC...
We all have challenges setting boundaries sometimes. Some struggle more than others. Yet, boundaries make us stronger and our lives more sustainable. My Perspective I think that boundaries are much easier if we know what we need and we set rules. Rules in life make...
The Myers-Briggs assessment was developed by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, and was first published in 1962. The background is interesting as it started with Katherine being intrigued by Isabel’s fiancé and how differently he...
I recently heard about the Invisible Woman Syndrome. This is when women over 50 feel that others no longer see them. They are ignored in stores and restaurants. Passed on the street as if they didn’t exist. Articles have been written by HuffPost, Psychology Today, and...
Strengths. We all have them. Yet do we really understand them? What if we dug in a little more. Defined what makes us unique. Get underneath how our education and our natural tendencies create something special. What emerges when we mash together our disparate...
We don’t usually hear about executive function. We are taught skills (some) in our early education. Yet, this is a topic not as frequently in conversations once we reach adulthood. So, what is “executive function”? This statement refers to a set of skills. These...